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The long weekend was the perfect time to get some grilling done and I took full advantage of it! Burgers were on the top of my list of things to grill but I wanted to try something a little different. The last time that I made a banh mi sandwich I remembered thinking that a burger with all of the flavours and condiments of a banh mi sandwich would be a good idea.

I decided to go with pork as the meat and I built the flavour using ingredients from my favourite Vietnamese dishes including garlic, ginger, fish sauce, cilantro, green onions and a birds eye chili for some heat. I have been hooked on
Vietnamese caramel shrimp
ever since I discovered it and I find that the sweet and savoury caramel sauce works particularly well in a banh mi sandwich and I could not resist making a caramel sauce to both use in the patties and to smother the burgers in. I finished the burgers off with some
pickled carrots and daikon radish
, cool and juicy cucumbers, spicy jalapenos, cilantro and mayonnaise to complete the medley of flavours.

The banh mi style burgers turned out amazingly well! In addition to being super easy to make they tasted fantastic! I really enjoyed the combinations of flavours and all of the fresh ingredients were definitely fit for summer. I served the burgers with a side of
mayoless sesame and ginger coleslaw
.

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comments:

This sounds delish! As a veg'n though, I can't do the pork thing. So I'm gonna borrow your idea and your sauce recipe and see what I can do without meat. Cuz a good banh mi is almost impossible to find!!! :)

These look heavenly! I was working part-time in NYC for the past year and there was a bahn mi shop on the block. I was always there. I have returned full time to my regular office and I do miss those sandwiches. You gave me a fun way to recall the memories!

Anonymous The bird's eye or Thai chili is a chili commonly used in south east Asian that is fairly hot. If you cannot find them then you can substitute with a chili that you can find and use enough to get the desired level of heat. Chilies de arbol or jalapeno chilies would work well.

I just made this burger! It was delicious. I wasn't able to get daikon, so I just skipped it. Also my caramel didn't turn out as nice and dark as yours, but I am sure the flavor was similar. My patties seemed to fall apart, I may add some sort of binder next time. Thanks for the recipe! Love your blog!

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.